A: Honestly, I’m so used to it. That it is what it is. I don’t let it affect me.

Q: Do you think it’s easy for the general public to relate to you?

A: I’m not sure, maybe, just ’cause I’m not that tall I guess but (chuckle). … Not a ton of my friends are 5-8 or 200 pounds, or a little over 200 pounds either (chuckle). It wouldn’t be the most ideal weight, probably, if I wasn’t playing football.

Q: Do you see yourself as an inspiration for small, underdog people?

A: I really just try to approach my job like everyone else does, and that’s to work hard, do my job. And it affects people in a positive way, that’s definitely something that I’m all for. It’s hard, as I’m playing, to look at myself as an inspiration because I’m just trying to do what I’m supposed to do. But if it does inspire people, I think that’s awesome.

Q: Do you look at other undersized athletes in other sports?

A: I watch all sports, but I think for guys that are considered undersized, I don’t think they think it’s a big deal, and I don’t think they look to a smaller guy and … I mean, yeah, I’m for ’em, but I’m happy for anybody that gets the opportunity to play professional sports. I don’t think guys that are as small are as concerned with our size as much as everyone else in the media wants to make it.

Q: Describe your on-field mentality.

A: I’m gonna try and approach every play the same — that’s do my job. And hopefully do it well. If it’s a run, I’m gonna try to make the right read. If it’s a block, I’m gonna try to block my tail off. And if it’s a route, I’m gonna try to get open. Really I’m trying to approach every play the same, and that’s to be successful to help my team.

Q: Quarterback Philip Rivers paid you the ultimate compliment when he said, “He’s a football player.” What does that mean to you?

A: Hopefully that I know what to do when I’m out there in any situation that I’m asked to be in. That’s something that you want to make sure is when your opportunity arises, to take advantage of it and go your job and do what you’re supposed to do no matter what it is. And I’ve tried to do that my whole career.

Q: Have you had to endure trash talk over the years?

A: I think everyone does, though. Yeah, do I deal with it, too? Yeah, but I don’t really care, that’s football. That goes on with running backs that are 6-foot tall

Q: How devastating was it the day you got the call that the Jets had cut you in 2010?

A: It was definitely a tough deal. I had made the team, played Monday night against the Ravens [in Week 1], and thought I played relatively well, and then I get cut. When you lose your job and opportunity to play the game, it’s definitely tough. And then not getting claimed, but eventually ended up signing, I was grateful for the opportunity in New England, and just tried to take advantage of my opportunity there. But yeah, it’s tough. I thought I had done enough to be there, but you know, that’s part of the game, and God had a plan for my life regardless, even of I wasn’t playing football, so I approached it that way.

Q: Describe Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

A: He’s obviously one of the greatest coaches ever. He’s obviously very intelligent and great coach and puts his players in good situations. I had a great opportunity to play there for three years.

Q: Is he in any way similar to Rex Ryan?

A: That’s a question that’s always been asked, but all coaches have similarities, and all coaches have things that are different, because let’s be honest, all people are different. That’s how it is. That’s not a bad thing, that’s just how it is.

Q: What is your definition of toughness?

A: I don’t know. … I’m always trying to go out there and do the right thing. … As far as define toughness, I don’t know. To define someone that’s tough, or if someone’s gonna define me as tough, everyone’s gonna have their own definition. I’m just gonna go out and try to do my job well, and that’s all I’m concerned with. I’m not concerned if other people think I’m tough or not. I’m not worried about that.

Q: When the Jets cut you, did you know you would make it back to the NFL?

A: You know, I was hoping so. I was hoping I’d get the opportunity. But when you’re cut, you don’t have a job, so you don’t know. And I was fortunate enough to get a job that week. Some people aren’t that fortunate, but I was, and I was so grateful for the opportunity to show what I could do as a football player.

Q: Your dream as a little boy was to play in the NFL, right?

A: Right, that’s something that I always wanted to do. I mean, sure, a lot of kids say that, but I was doing everything I could to get that opportunity.

Q: What are your Saturday night and game-day routines?

A: I can’t say I have an every-single-week same routine. I go to bed — I’m not that stressed the night before the game. Obviously talk to my wife, and my daughter and … watch a little TV, go to bed, wake up, get to the stadium, just make sure I’m ready for the game. I don’t have anything that’s too regimen.

Q: How old is your daughter, Gia Grace?

A: She’s 2 ¹/₂, and I have a little boy also.

Q: How old is Will Daniel?

A: He’s almost 3 months.

Q: Has fatherhood changed you in any way, or changed your life?

A: I’m sure it has. It’s awesome. It’s one of the best things that you can do is be a parent. You know that the little ones are gonna be watching every single move that you make. That’s a big responsibility to put on your shoulders, and I think that’s one of the biggest responsibilities you can have in this life, is to have other people so dependent on you.

Q: Does Gia have your personality?

A: I think it’s a mixture of Mom and Dad.

Q: What does she get from you?

A: She’s a little bit crazy (laugh). She’s a little ornery. I know I was when I was a young kid. But she’s an unbelievable little girl, and we’re so blessed to have her.

Q: Where you grew up — North Platte, Neb. — is about 300 miles from Denver, right?

A: It’s probably even closer than that.

Q: Your family will be at the game?

A: Mom, Dad, brothers don’t live in the same town anymore. But my mom and dad, sister, in-laws, grandparents … there’ll be a lot of people there. It’ll be a lot of fun.

Q: Your mom texts you a scripture before every game?

A: She’s done that since high school. It’s something that is pretty routine, and so does my wife, so I feel like I got a lot of people praying for me. That’s an awesome feeling up have people behind ya. It’s great to have the close family, and family that’s there playing for you.

Q: Describe your wife Stacia for me.

A: She’s definitely my rock at home. She’s someone that I take everything to — if I’m frustrated, or if I’m happy. It could be about anything — not frustrated like with football, just with anything. She’s someone that I could go to, and she’s the rock, and I’m so blessed to have her. … If it weren’t for her (laugh), I’d probably be a wreck, you know, without the better half. I’m so blessed and so thankful to God every day that I have her.

Q: Is there a team of destiny feeling to the Chargers?

A: I don’t know about a team of destiny. Were we fortunate to get in? Yeah, we were — I mean, to have those teams lose, but we also had to take care of business ourselves. I’m sure people like to say that we backed in, but we did win four straight to end the regular season, and we were able to get in. But we’re OK if people want to say that, fine. We’re in the playoffs do, whoever wants to say that, they can say it. But we know that we got an opportunity up do something that most teams don’t get the opportunity to do, we’re in the final eight, and that’s exciting.

Q: How much belief as a team comes from Rivers?

A: Philip’s a great leader, and he definitely believes it, but I think we got a group of guys that believe, and believe in what we can do as a team.

Q: This system is perfect for you, would you say?

A: I obviously like it. I’m fortunate to have good players around me. I’m fortunate to have good coaches, great linemen. … I’m definitely comfortable in it. I try to get as comfortable as I can in any type of system. I’m just trying to do what I can do.

Q: What was that like scoring a touchdown for the Patriots in the Super Bowl XLVI against the Giants?

A: You’re obviously on the highest stage, and you get that opportunity was definitely unbelievable. It’s pretty crazy.

Q: How agonizing was it walking off the field not being able to close it out?

A: Yeah, that’s the tough thing. Yeah, it was awesome to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl, but we didn’t have enough points, so it would have been better (laugh) to maybe have a couple of touchdowns and then maybe I would have been happier. But we came up short [21-17], and it’s tough. But that’s what the NFL is — one team happy at the end of the year.

Q: How would playing a Super Bowl in MetLife Stadium feel?

A: Anytime you can get the opportunity (chuckle) to play in the Super Bowl, it’d be awesome.

Q: Do you like the fact there’s a cold-weather Super Bowl?

A: Honestly, I haven’t thought about it. We’re still a little ways away from that, we gotta focus on this one. But any time you get a chance to play in the Super Bowl, it’s a good thing, and we’re still alive right now, so we gotta go out and try to find a way to win this week.

Q: Does having Peyton Manning on the other side of the field put any kind of psychological pressure on an offense knowing it has to score?

A: Honestly, we really gotta just focus on what we can do. We have faith in how our defense plays, and I think they have faith in how we play. … Let’s be honest: Offense doesn’t play defense, so that’s not our job to worry about that. Our job is to worry about their defense, ’cause they have a great defense, and if we’re focused on Peyton Manning, that takes our focus off the defense.

Q: Are you recognized around town in San Diego?

A: A little bit more than maybe I expected. But that’s all right, because (laugh) that must mean that we’re doing pretty good.

Q: What do you want your teammates and coaches to say about Danny Woodhead?

A: I think more than anything that I’m a good teammate. And hopefully, they’d say I’m a good person, too. At the end of the day, the way I treat others I think is the most important. And I definitely hope that they’d have good things to say about me. Yeah, I want ’em to think I’m a good player, obviously. But at the end of the day, when it’s all said and done, my career’s over, I want them to remember me as a good person, ’cause I think that goes a lot further than just being a good player.